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Chapter 1308 Is Chi Ling Dead?
The least injured Lord of Thunder Turtle City turned his head away, avoiding his bloodshot eyes, and said in a deep voice:
"You saw what happened back then."
“If we forcefully rescue them, they will only take the opportunity to escape, and we won’t be able to catch any of them.”
"But she's dead!"
The figure standing in the center suddenly looked up, gritting his teeth, and said, "Chiling is dead! All of you city lords could have saved her!"
“They’ve escaped, but we can find other ways to catch them. The price we pay to capture them shouldn’t be the death of our clan’s destiny.”
He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white from the excessive force, and the veins on his arms bulged out.
He was clearly furious to the extreme.
But he still didn't explode.
They also cannot erupt in front of these city lords from the ten major races.
Neither his status nor his cultivation level would allow him to do that.
"Cough cough..."
Long Jun, lying on the jade bed, coughed violently twice, and a streak of bright red blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
He slowly opened his eyes, his golden vertical pupils filled with exhaustion and icy killing intent.
"It was an accident."
His voice was weak, yet exceptionally clear, “None of us expected that… there would be accomplices of theirs outside the Eternal Realm.”
"These guys not only carry semi-divine artifacts, but they also have a variety of tricks up their sleeves. We underestimated them."
The city lord of Illusionary Eyes City also said, "Regarding the fall of your clan's destiny, all ten races will give you the compensation you deserve. We will absolutely not let the Flame Sparrow Clan suffer any loss."
The Flame Sparrow Clan elder took a deep breath, his tone ambiguous, "The Blazing Feather should have been the rising star of our clan. How can any amount of compensation ever make up for it?"
"The person is already dead. Even if the Flame Sparrow Clan wanted us to hand her over, we couldn't," the Shadow City Lord said coldly. "Besides, didn't your Flame Sparrow Clan agree to let her go?"
"This trip is dangerous, don't you know that?"
"Even Ning Ruan knows to refuse this matter, how could you old guys who have lived for who knows how long not know?"
“We did promise to protect her, but as bait, there is bound to be danger. If there were no danger, Elder Ming, do you think we would have promised the Flame Sparrow Clan such a generous reward?”
"Since you agreed, you accepted the dangers this matter would bring. Now that she is dead, that cannot be changed. We will not shortchange you on the compensation you are entitled to. So, what more do you, the Flame Sparrow Clan, want?"
The Shadow City Lord's words were like icy knives, cold and hard, piercing Elder Ming's heart.
"What else do you Flame Sparrow Clan want?"
This rhetorical question made Elder Ming's already pale face even more bloodless.
He opened his mouth, his throat bobbed, but he couldn't utter a single word.
What do you want?
He wanted to bring Chi Ling back to life.
He wanted to turn back time to that day. He would risk his life rather than agree to let the clan's most dazzling rising star become some kind of bullshit bait.
But he couldn't say these words.
To speak out would only bring shame upon myself.
"Elder Ming, please calm down."
Lei Guicheng, the city lord, sighed, his voice softening slightly:
"This matter was indeed our mistake, but..." He changed the subject and said in a deep voice, "Although two of the three Nether Phoenix Clan members escaped, we did not come away empty-handed."
"We also captured one alive."
"As long as he's in our hands, we're not afraid of not being able to get him to talk."
"With him, the other two won't be able to escape either. We'll be able to grind them to dust and avenge your clan's fate."
"..."
Elder Ming remained silent, but his bloodshot eyes were now filled with mockery.
revenge?
What happens after revenge is taken?
Oh, their Flame Sparrow Clan will receive a considerable amount of compensation.
Perhaps some members of the tribe will be happy about this.
But that prodigy named Chi Ling will never return.
She's such a proud person.
Before he left, he told him that if he could obtain resources from the ten major races, the trip would be worthwhile.
Is it worth it?
Perhaps it's worth it.
But she still died.
He died due to the "thorough preparations" of the powerful members of the ten major races.
They also died in front of him.
Ironically, even as a protector, he couldn't save her.
"Elder Ming, what do you think?"
The city lord of Thunder Turtle City asked again.
“Chiling,” Elder Ming said.
The city lord of Thunder Turtle City, puzzled, asked, "What?"
Elder Ming said slowly and deliberately, "She has a name, not just the one from my clan called Destiny, her name is Chi Ling."
"He is an unparalleled genius who was able to comprehend the Flame Sparrow True Fire at the thirteenth realm."
After saying that, he didn't look at anyone in the hall again. He slowly and with great difficulty turned around, his back hunched, and walked step by step out of the hall.
That figure, so desolate and lonely, seemed to have aged hundreds of years in an instant.
……
In stark contrast to the oppressive atmosphere of the Jiaocheng City Lord's Mansion.
The enticing aroma of food wafts from Yunxi Terrace in the film studio.
A dozen or so once infamous bandits were diligently arranging hundreds of dishes that had just been ordered from various restaurants in the ten cities, their movements so practiced that it seemed they had been doing it for many years.
Lei Zhen stood to the side, his eyes twitching, too tired to even think about how his life had fallen to this point.
Just then, a burly figure appeared without warning outside the formation of Yunxi Terrace.
The man ignored the group of bandits who were setting out the bowls and chopsticks.
His gaze immediately locked onto Ning Ruan, who was sitting next to him leisurely munching on a spirit fruit.
"Ning Ruan, I need to talk to you."
He spoke directly in a gruff voice.
The tone wasn't very pleasant.
But compared to the previous few days, it had less of a provocative tone.
The visitor was none other than Man Shan.
The Heavenly Mandate of the Barbarians.
That guy who first provoked Ning Ruan at the Azure Sea Tide Banquet, and who was eventually dealt with twice by her using illusions.
Ning Ruan stood up and flew out of the formation.
He stood there in mid-air, looking at the other person, and asked, "You? You want something from me?"
"What kind of look is that? I didn't come here to spar with you."
Man Shan rolled his eyes. "Although I am warlike, I am not stupid. I am only evenly matched with that guy Chi Ling, but you beat her very easily, without even going all out."
"Do I still need to challenge you?"
"I'm not here to fight with you."
After saying that, he raised his hand and threw a storage bag at Ning Ruan.
Ning Ruan didn't even look up, catching it precisely, weighing it in her hand, then raising an eyebrow slightly:
"What do you mean?"